HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Waynesboro blanks Gettysburg, 10-0

The Waynesboro Indians varsity baseball team defeated the Gettysburg Warriors, 10-0 in six innings on Wednesday afternoon in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division game.

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Waynesboro Record Herald - Waynesboro, PA

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Posted May. 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM

Posted May. 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM

GETTYSBURG — The Waynesboro Indians varsity baseball team defeated the Gettysburg Warriors, 10-0 in six innings on Wednesday afternoon in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division game.

The Tribe (14-3, 11-0) scored three runs in the second inning to take a lead it didn’t lose. Waynesboro scored in every inning thereafter, including three more in the fifth to take a 9-0 lead.

The Indians added a run in the top of the sixth and relief pitcher Andrew Ebersole, seeing his first varsity action of the season, pitched a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

Starting pitcher Alex Cline pitched five innings of 2-hit ball and struck out four while walking one batter.

“We’ve been resting Alex for a week and a half now because of an injury,” said Waynesboro head coach Greg Chandler, whose team hosts Greencastle-Antrim today in the final league game of the season. “He had good velocity on his fastball. He only had 53 pitches in five innings.”

Cline was helped by two double plays in the infield. The first was a ground ball back to Cline, who threw to shortstop John Barr for one out. Barr fired to first baseman Ben Weber for the second out. Then, in the sixth, Barr initiated a double play by throwing to Cole Warrenfeltz covering second base, and Warrenfeltz turned and threw to first base for the second out.

In the second inning, Cline singled and advanced to third on a base hit by Ingram on a hit and run. Ingram stole second base and Clay Eberhardt followed with a two-run single. Eberhardt then scoredon an error.

The Indians added two runs in the third as Warrenfeltz singled and stole second base, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Brandon Yurek and scored on a fielder’s choice. Weber hit an RBI single to make it 5-0.

Ingram reached base on a passed ball strikeout to start the fourth inning, stole second and scored on a single by Justin Freeman.

In the fifth inning, Yurek walked and stole second, advanced to third on a sacrifice fly and scored on a ground out. Cline doubled and Ingram reached base on an error and both runners advanced on a passed ball. Cline scored on a wild pitch and Eberhardt drove in his third run with a single.

Waynesboro closed the scoring in the sixth when Warrenfeltz walked and later scored on a double by Yurek.

NOTES: Waynesboro is ranked ninth in the latest District 3-AAAA power rating. . . The Indians will play in the Mid-Penn Conference Tournament on Monday against Lower Dauphin at 7 p.m. in Dillsburg.